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A young elephant, Donna, plays with a football watched by keeper Elizabeth Becker at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable, southern England, May 28, 2012. The playful elephant enjoyed a kick-about in the sun as the Zoo prepares to host the Shaun the Sheep Championsheeps, which takes place at the Zoo from June 2 - 10.

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A young elephant, Donna, plays with a football watched by keeper Elizabeth Becker at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable, southern England, May 28, 2012. The playful elephant enjoyed a kick-about in the sun as the Zoo prepares to host the Shaun the Sheep Championsheeps, which takes place at the Zoo from June 2 - 10.

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Artist Nicola Wood completes a sand sculpture she has created of Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival, May 28, 2012 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. The festival features sand sculptures from award-winning artists from across the globe, and uses about 4000 tons of sand from Weston's beach.

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Sir Chris Bonington holds the Olympic torch on the summit of Mount Snowdon, May 29, 2012 in Llanberis, England. Legendary mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, 77, was given the honor of carrying the torch to the summit of Wales's highest mountain, the place his climbing career began 61 years ago. The Olympic Flame is now on day 11 of a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.

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The bald eagle Challenger flies towards its handler Al Cecere during the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres, May 28, 2012 in Chicago.

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Yemenis hold candles during a rally to commemorate soldiers who were killed in a suicide bomb attack last week in Sanaa, Yemen, May 28, 2012. A Yemeni soldier who detonated a bomb hidden in his uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade has killed 100 fellow soldiers and wounded more than 200, May 21, 2012. The placards at left reads, "We will not allow you Al-Qaeda to kill our dreams".

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A boat with rowers dressed up as monks tries to negotiate the entry at Ponte dei Tre Archi on Canale di Cannaregio during the 38th Vogalonga, May 27, 2012 in Venice, Italy. The Vogalonga is a non-competitive paddling/rowing race that follows a scenic route through the city of Venice. The race began in 1975 to raise awareness of the damage caused by motorboats to the historic city.

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A woman holds an umbrella for an elderly woman laying on a bench after she was evacuated from a nearby hospital, after a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area of Mirandola, northern Italy, May 29, 2012. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the same area of northern Italy just nine days before.

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An Indian mango vendor drinks a glass of water he bought in the street on a warm morning in New Delhi, India, May 29, 2012. The temperature in the Indian capital soared in recent days reaching 109 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Egyptians chant slogans during a protest against the results of presidential elections at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, May 29, 2012. A mob set fire late Monday to the campaign headquarters of one of the two Egyptian presidential politicians facing each other in a runoff that will decide a new leader after last year's popular uprising.

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Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards arrives for the seventh day of jury deliberations at federal court May 29, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Edwards, a former presidential candidate, plead not guilty to six counts of campaign finance violations and could face a maximum of 30 years in jail and $1.5 million in fines.